Jimbo Fisher’s contract at Texas A&M is exactly what’s wrong with college football these days as too much money is being spent on mediocre coaching, writes DanWolken in the Week 2 Misery Index.
These things shouldn’t be happening anymore at Texas A&M, given the massive amount of investment and support Fisher has had from the administration and fan base. There are a lot of coaches you could hire for half the price to go 8-4 at Texas A&M, but they hired Fisher to compete for national titles. There are no excuses for not checking that box by now.
There is, of course, still hope that it can happen. However Texas A&M pulled it off, whatever machinations in the name, image and likeness world helped get it done, the Aggies' freshman class was No. 1 in the recruiting rankings this past year with eight five-star prospects. That should guarantee a certain level of baseline success in the next couple years.
But at some point for any fan base, the promises of what could happen in the future do not outweigh the reality of what they’re seeing on the field. And save for two seasons at Florida State when Fisher had Jameis Winston playing quarterback and one of the most talented rosters in the history of college football, he’s a three- or four-loss coach.
That’s why the Aggies are No. 1 in this week’s Misery Index, a weekly measurement of which fan bases are feeling the most angst about the state of their favorite program. The Marcus Freeman honeymoon isn’t just over, it has gone immediately from the beach to marriage counseling. When you hire a 36-year-old to replace the winningest coach in school history, you don't know what you’re going to get. And so far, it seems like Freeman has a lot of learning on the job still to do.
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